• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
mnc-logo

My Next College | Personal Finance for Students and Graduates

Never Stop Learning

  • Gear
  • Reviews
  • Money
  • Study Tips

University of Southern Mississippi

Address:
118 College Drive

Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001

Website: http://www.usm.edu
Email: [email protected]

General Information

Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1910
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 12,468
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $2,412,556

Admissions

Application Fee: $N/A
Application Deadline: August 25
Selectivity: Selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $4,342 in-state, 9,772 out-of-state
Room/Board: $4,420

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Careers

Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: 78%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 92%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Cintas Corporation; Brasfield and Gorrie, LLC; Raytheon Company; Sherwin Williams Co; Enterprise; Darden (Oliver Garden, Red Lobster, Smokey Bones); Frito Lay; Bancorp South; New Orleans Marriott; Federated Insurance; Consolidated Electrical Distributors;

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,411,011
Number of current serial subscriptions: 6,839
Number of microforms: 4,898,434
Number of audiovisuals: 31,723
Number of ebooks: 17,717
Other library facilities: William David McCain Library and Archives, USM Gulf Coast Library, gunter Library-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: USM Museum of Art, CW Woods Gallery

Technology

Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 133
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): 40
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 0

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 4,000

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 90%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 24%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 10.2%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 10.8%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 10%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 24%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (51%), men’s dorms (29%), sorority housing (8%), fraternity housing (6%), apartments for married students (6%), special housing for disabled students (0%)

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: 1%
Doubles: 51%
Triples or Suites: 40%
Apartments: 7%
Other: 1%

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 47

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: 9%
Fire alarms: 49%
Wired high-speed internet access: 90%

Campus Size: 1,090 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Gulfport, MS (60), Hattiesburg/Laurel (15)
Nearest train station: Hattiesburg, MS (5)
Nearest bus station: Hattiesburg (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 66%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 9%
Average undergraduate wage: 3,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors

Campus

Most popular events: N/A

Primary Sidebar

cheap textbooks online

Cheap Textbooks

We have gone through considerable trouble to ensure that our readers have access to cheap textbooks. College tuition is expensive enough, if we can help you save some cash on your textbooks, then we have accomplished a worthy goal. Table of ContentsTextbook Search TipsBest Places to Buy Cheap Textbooks OnlineCollege Bookstore Scam – BewareCollege Textbooks […]

Copyright © 2021 · Genesis Sample on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in